Le coeur du sujet

Electric guitar solo, computer assisted

David Chevallier : electric guitar / BrainModular Usine

At the same time very organized and structured, "le coeur du sujet" leaves a large place to improvisation, and exploits the incredible sound palette of the electric guitar.

"Le Coeur du sujet" is also a device that places the artist in the middle and in direct contact with the audience. This proximity breaks the usual codes of live performance, and allows the spectator to perceive the smallest details of what is being played live for him.

The immersion of the audience is accentuated by the arrangement of the 4 amplifiers, at the corners of the room, which permanently spatialize the different sound strata.

The use of computers allows this spatialization to be programmed according to the musical content. It is also a means of adding randomness, which stimulates the musician's inventiveness and makes each performance unique.

The audience's immersion is accentuated by the placement of 4 amplifiers in the corners of the room, which constantly spatialise the different layers of sound.

The use of computers allows this spatialisation to be programmed according to the musical content. It is also a means of adding randomness, which stimulates the musician's inventiveness and makes each performance unique.

From the very first chord, as soon as David Chevallier places his bottleneck on his instrument, we forget about technique and listen to the guitarist's imagination. Again, a journey, more unreal this time, to the rhythms of the movement of the fingers, on the neck, on the body of this guitar. A note arrives from the right, is taken up again on the left before melting away behind it, percussed by one or more others. David Chevallier appears extremely concentrated, his eyes mostly closed, as he strings together melodious passages with others that are more crunchy, pushing back the limits of improvisation boosted by the magic of computer calculation.
One word: grandiose.